Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 385,120 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) is 385,120, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 400,854 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 132,763, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 38th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 132,763 | — |
| 1998 | 133,311 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 139,441 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 135,379 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 148,628 | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 158,764 | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 182,321 | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 206,277 | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 211,011 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 218,353 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 233,424 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 249,794 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 248,628 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 241,021 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 233,806 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 224,382 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 213,769 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 214,223 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 215,186 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 216,904 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 209,997 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 214,016 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 218,627 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 196,357 | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 203,149 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 209,805 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 400,854 | +91.1% |
| 2024 | 385,120 | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 135,172 | 132,763 | 139,441 | 3 |
| 2000s | 199,258 | 135,379 | 249,794 | 10 |
| 2010s | 220,193 | 209,997 | 241,021 | 10 |
| 2020s | 279,057 | 196,357 | 400,854 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 28.14 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.65 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.81 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.04 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 14.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 7.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 385,120 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 400,854 in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,763 in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 38th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release